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Post by LR63402 on May 24, 2019 9:46:57 GMT
This thread is for anyone that has been away from healthy eating, had a gain and is recommitting. We accept all forms of healthy eating here, whatever that means to you. We touch base daily for accountability and to encourage one another. This is a judgment free zone.
We all struggle to get the weight off and keep it off. Sometimes this is a challenge, but we never give up and that is the key. Regardless of our situation or where we are in reaching our goal, we count on talking to each other every day and are blessed to have one another as friends.
Our motto is persistence, not perfection.
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Post by LR63402 on May 24, 2019 10:00:19 GMT
Good morning friends and Happy Friday! I've been up for a while, but I'm feeling well rested. Today is the hop into Huntsville that I mentioned yesterday to help the in-laws get their sound bar/TV set up. Probably a little shopping as well. I might try to release some rocks into the wild as well. We have to be back home around 4, so that's a good reason not to spend the entire day at the in-laws house. We bought a smoked boston butt from the neighbors kid, they were being sold as a fund raiser for the local school track team. And they're being smoked and ready for pick-up between 4 & 5 this afternoon. I don't even know if we're going to be able to eat it, but if it appears to have sugar in a rub then we'll probably freeze it or package if somehow and Mark will take it to work and offer it up in their breakroom for lunch one day. If it does turn out to be something we can eat, then it will certainly make the weekend food prep and planning easy. Ha! Fingers crossed! Robin - so glad you finally were able to connect. My work network used to make it hard to connect sometimes. There may be some kind of block in your network server that prevents you from connecting. As always, I'm happy to see you posting. To your "Satisfied vs. Full" comment, it took me so many years to figure that part out. That I don't need to be feeling "FULL" all of the time was like an epiphany for me. I don't know where that comes from, I'm not one to blame but I think the "Clean your plate" environment that I grew up in probably didn't help. Jana - enjoy your weekend. It sounds pretty busy. Lol. DH worked from home yesterday, took today and PTO, has Monday off, and then has another WFH day on Tuesday - so he doesn't have to go back to the office until next Wednesday. He's pretty excited about that. Ha! Anyway, time for coffee #2. It tastes especially good this morning.  |
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Post by Jarmstrong on May 24, 2019 11:03:26 GMT
Good morning everyone.
I am feeling a little frustrated this morning. Today is DGS kindergarten graduation - the invite came through my DD yesterday. We were not even invited by DSS or DDIL. I am feeling obligated to go. Don't get me wrong I love DGS but we already had plans for things to do today so we would not be rushing around the day before and the day of the cookout. We can make time to go to the graduation but if we don't make time to go because we have things to do here at home then once again we will be horrible people. Sometimes I can let it go and not let it bother me - other times I just really frustrated with the whole situation. If we had know before yesterday we could have planned accordingly for today.
Lora thanks for the words of encouragement on the house. Before we can do anything here we need to find something we can both agree on to live in. LOL That might take awhile. We told the realtor yesterday we were not in a huge hurry but we are looking. The realtor even offered to help DD find her own rental place  DD is actually talking more and more about getting out on her own so that is very encouraging.
Enjoy your trip into Huntsville today. You have me thinking about painting rocks LOL - I love to paint. I do not do it well but I do enjoy it a lot.
Andi I feel your pain on the whole food plan right now.
RobinMD I am glad you are posting with us again. Sounds like you are doing well with your eating.
Amanda, Janet, Susie and Robin - waving to you.
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Post by success4susie on May 24, 2019 11:04:09 GMT
Well, after I thought I did better yesterday, and was able to make myself stop eating last night, I actually gained...gggrrrrr.
I guess that potluck and dinner out had lots of sugary, buttery, etc stuff. Sure hope I do better today ! DH and I got a message from YDD this morning...she has arrived in Spain...wow, what a life. She and DBF are there for a wedding...they seem to always be off someplace for a wedding (most of the weddings they go to around the world are friends she got her MBA with in Spain). Maybe some day it will be her turn.
Lora - I wish you were next door to me and could help with all my technological issues! It is good that Huntsville now seems like a "hop" instead of a long drive - ha.
RobinMD - sounds like you are really on track with your eating...man I need to re-find that SATISFIED place again.
Jana - it would make me mad that they didn't even tell you....that you had to hear from DD ! Man a couple of years really makes a difference. The houses that were for sale in my old neighborhood sat and sat (including mine)...now they seem to be going like hotcakes. We first put it up for sale in June 2017 and it sold in March 2018. It seems like everyone I talk to now are in the position of trying to find a place to stay because the house they were in sold so quickly.... We did take ours off of the market though when we were trying to pack up, etc. It was definitely easier having work done on the house once we were out of it, but most people can just not do that.
I hear the garbage truck outside...guess I need to get ready for the gym...bbl
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Post by LR63402 on May 24, 2019 12:15:05 GMT
Jana - Oh gosh! I'm going to be honest. I don't think there's any possible way that you can win in the graduation situation. If you don't go, then that will be held against you. If you do go, then it very well could be "I can't believe they just showed up uninvited." In some weird say, this relationship reminds me of dealing with my father and his wife. It sounds like DDIL is always just looking for a way to get offended. And if that's the case, then absolutely nothing you do will be able to overcome that. So, that being said, do what you want/need to do. I totally get the situation with the house stuff. But anything you can go ahead and do now (mostly ridding/sorting kinds of things probably) will go a very long way towards helping yourself when the time actually comes. Nobody would ever mistake my rocks for "art" Haha, but I'm certainly enjoying doing it. If you want to see some examples of what I'm doing, let me know. I can PM you some pics.
Susie - I'm pretty sure I know where DD gets her go-go-go spirit. I think she just takes it a little more international. Haha! Sorry about your scale jump, mine did too this morning, and I know I've had a very good week. Frustrating, isn't it? I'm hoping my group coaching will open my eyes to something that I've become blind to, or give me nugget if info that will help....OR maybe just help me to accept that maybe this is the new norm and it's okay. Who knows...age, hormones, etc. Things change and sometimes we (I) just need to adjust expectations to reflect the reality of these changes. Also...I'm "hopping" into Huntsville as long as somebody else is doing the driving. If I'm driving, it's definitely more of a epic journey. Ha!
Okay, I'm going to pour another cup of coffee and hit the shower.
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Post by Jana on May 24, 2019 16:15:05 GMT
Oh Lora I know that DDIL will never be happy with anything I do. For the most part I dont let it bother but every now and then i get frustrated.
I did a little painting myself this morning. I'd love to see pictures of your rocks. I dont feel like my stuff is really art either, I just like doing it. I didn't finish my project. I'll work on it as I can.
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Post by keshet51 on May 24, 2019 18:10:41 GMT
Good afternoon. The weekend is almost here! Our offices close at 3 but I have a conference call at 3 so I'll probably get out of here at 3:30. I'm in no real rush because the cleaning lady will be at my house and if I'm there too it's really uncomfortable for both of us (my place is pretty small and she seems to work in all of the rooms at the same time). It's a gorgeous day outside, mid-70's with a nice breeze. This is what I call spring weather. The only plan I have for the weekend is to get my hair cut tomorrow. And to finish my mystery. I do want to shop for some earrings and hopefully there are sales going on at the mall - as I've gotten older I am finding I can't wear dangle earrings anymore, which were sort of my trademark - the hole has gotten stretched out on both sides and I have small lobes to begin with. So posts will work great but I only have one pair of them, a pair of pearls that my dad had made from studs on his tuxedo when he no longer wore it. So they have sentimental value but I just need a couple of others. Going out for a meal might be either fine or impossible - I never know on holiday weekends like this if people will be away or will be home and wanting to dine out. I did get to training this morning and am glad I did so I can just come home after work. Nothing more to report, pretty quiet in the office. RobinMD was glad to read your post yesterday and to see that you got online somehow. My "Norwegian rolls" are made of cottage cheese, eggs, oats, salt and baking powder. I really like them and they only have 92 calories each and 2 or 3 WW points, depending on what plan you're doing. I'm kind of addicted to them. Lora, so fun for me to picture your trip into Huntsville. If you go to Whole Foods I hope you'll think of me . Jana, sorry about the ongoing drama with DDIL. I agree you're in a no-win situation. Does your DH get blamed too or just you? And very exciting about the house stuff - sounds like there's less work that needs to be done than you'd feared, right? I think cleaning out must be the hardest part of it all. Wow, even DD is getting motivated to get out on her own??? Of course, she'll move out and your DPs will move in... Susie, glad DD arrived in Spain. She sure does get around - her life is pretty exciting, I must say. Hope your food tonight is better than mine has been today... Have a good afternoon and evening all. Let the weekend begin! |
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Post by LR63402 on May 24, 2019 22:58:21 GMT
Well, the trip to Huntsville was pretty much a quick one, no frills. Dropped in at Kroger for the few things I was wanting to grab, then to the in-laws. It literally took me about 5 minutes to get the sound bar hooked up and working. That includes moving the TV stand back into place afterwards. Then we hopped in the car and came back home. I didn't get the chance to put out any rocks. IDK what DH was thinking, we got back home and he stretched out on the sofa and went to sleep for about 3 hours. We got back a bit ago from picking up our smoked boston butt and it was fabulous! So flavorful, tender and juicy. And no signs of sugar in a dry rub. So yay!! Dinner was the pork, and a side salad for DH, I paired mine up with a perfectly ripe avocado on the side. Delish!
I'm not sure what exactly tomorrow holds, but we might do a hike in the morning - before it gets too hot.
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Post by janjasmine on May 24, 2019 23:56:20 GMT
Hi Everyone,
Sorry that I havent posted anything this week or at least I dont think I did. I have read though. This week I had parent teacher conferences. I didnt really get all of them done due to children being absent. Being that I have extended care next week they are just going to have to sign the papers and take it home as I really dont have time to do it with the kids there. I am supposed to be getting a new kid on Tuesday who is new and has never been at school so I am sure that I will be occupied with helping him adjust to school.
Tommorow I need to get up early to take my car over again. The brakes are squealing again. They cleaned the roters and took off rust. I may need new brakes. I am also hearing the water in the air conditioning. It needs to be drained again but I will take it back to the dealer for that but it will have to be A seperate day. I am not sure that I trust this place to do that after the last time they werent comminicating very well about what and when the work would be completed. I know that the dealer has communicated better.
Sunday is a bbq with my friend and other causual acqaintenances that are friends of my friend. I will plan to get to the gym in the morning tho. Monday shopping for myself and my friend. Depending how long it takes the car I maybe will go up to Kohls tommorow.
Lora, glad that the meat worked out great.
Susie, glad your daughter is having a great time.
Andi, enjoy the peace and quiet. Have a great evening!
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DD is actually talking more and more about getting out on her own so that is very encouraging. 
